Waikato Stud News
High Fashion Does It In Style
High Fashion’s luck took a much-deserved turn for the better at Awapuni yesterday. The highly-regarded O’Reilly filly had struck trouble in the running in both the Gr 1 Bayer Classic and the Gr 3 Eulogy …
Read MoreRock ‘N’ Pop to Stand at Waikato Stud
Waikato Stud is excited to announce that Fastnet Rock’s Gr.1 winning son Rock ‘N’ Pop is set to join its star-studded stallion roster in 2013. Championed best by Centaine, Danasinga, O’Reilly, Pins and Savabeel, the …
Read MoreYou’re So Good Proves Just That!
A New Zealand-bred filly with a strong Australian pedigree made the perfect start to her career across the Tasman on Friday. WS graduate You’re So Good was successful on debut at Moonee Valley for Flemington …
Read MoreCostume Set For The Big Stage
Costume has been held in high private regard for some time and that reputation went public at Ellerslie last week. The three-year-old came from the clouds to quit the maiden grade with a performance that …
Read MoreRed Letter Day for Savabeel and Pins
Red Letter Day For WS Stallions Savabeel was a dominant force at both feature North Island racing venues on Saturday while O’Reilly also made his presence felt once again. The Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes at Awapuni …
Read MoreWannabe Does It In Style Again
The winning style Wannabe showed at Te Rapa on Saturday strongly suggested she can make her mark in a much higher grade. The Pins four-year-old had quit maiden ranks on the track at her previous …
Read MoreAnnie Higgins Does Family Proud in Gr.1 Waikato Time Gold Cup
Some unfortunate circumstances and a timely show of personality played their part in well-known racing and breeding identity Marie Leicester retaining an O’Reilly filly out of Diva Belle that she had bred who, named Annie …
Read MoreFabulous Victory At Sha Tin
Waikato Stud graduate Fabulous November landed the most valuable event on last night’s Sha Tin card. It was mission accomplished for the promising three-year-old in the Griffin Trophy and he will now go for a …
Read MoreWell-Related Chandelier Lights Up
Memories of former top racemare Irlanda were rekindled at Ellerslie yesterday with the opening success of the WS-bred and raced Chandelier. Raced by Dan Carter and WS, the filly is a sister to the Gr …
Read MoreAmbitious Dragon Swoops to Sensational Gr.1 Mile Victory
Pins superstar Ambitious Dragon surged up the Sha Tin straight to land a sensational victory in the LONGINES Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile on Sunday. The six-year-old has already been Hong Kong Horse of the Year …
Read MoreO’Reilly’s Boys On Super Runs
Mosse will have the opportunity on New Year’s Day to match the unbeaten run of another dynamic son of O’Reilly. The four-year-old became the WS stallion’s latest prestige winner when he produced an outstanding run …
Read MoreI Do A Mare To Follow
Black-type looks well within the future reach of the progressive mare I Do who continued her impressive strike rate at Otaki last week. The No Excuse Needed mare downed a competitive line-up of Rating 85 …
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